ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) -- More than 20,000 people flooded the center of Mongolia's capital Friday to demand that the government do something about rising food prices that have nearly tripled in some cases.

Holding banners saying "Stop inflated food prices" and "Let the salaries of the working class increase," the protesters marched peacefully to demand that prices for rice, meat and flour be stabilized.

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